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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
CONTACT:
Terry Earley, CFO
Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc.
Phone: (919) 659-9015
Email: tearley@CrescentStateBank.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc. Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter of 2012 and Filing of Application to Acquire VantageSouth Bank

RALEIGH, N.C., July 30, 2012 – Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRFN) (hereinafter referred to as “Crescent Financial” or the “Company”), the parent company of Crescent State Bank and a subsidiary of Piedmont Community Bank Holdings, Inc. (“Piedmont”), today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012. Crescent Financial also announced it has filed an application with its regulators to acquire VantageSouth Bank, which is currently 100% owned by Piedmont.

The second quarter and year-to-date performance summary for Crescent Financial is as follows:

·  
Net income totaled $294 thousand in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to a net loss of $10.5 million in the predecessor six months ended June 30, 2011. The Company incurred a net loss of $414 thousand in the second quarter of 2012 compared to a net loss of $3.4 million in the predecessor second quarter of 2011.

·  
After the preferred stock dividend, the Company incurred a net loss of ($0.02) per common share in the first six months of 2012 compared to a net loss of ($1.18) per common share in the first six months of 2011. The Company incurred a net loss of ($0.03) per common share in the second quarter of 2012 compared to a net loss of ($0.40) per common share in the predecessor second quarter of 2011.

·  
Asset quality continued to improve as nonperforming assets decreased to 2.38% of total assets at June 30, 2012 from 2.53% of total assets at March 31, 2012 and 3.87% of total assets at December 31, 2011.

·  
The Company originated $48 million of commercial and consumer loans in the second quarter of 2012 after $15 million of loan originations in the first quarter of 2012.

·  
Net interest margin improved to 4.36% in the first six months of 2012 from 2.88% in the predecessor first six months of 2011. Net interest margin improved to 4.24% in the second quarter of 2012 from 2.95% in the predecessor second quarter of 2011.

·  
Mortgage banking income improved to $1.3 million in the first six months of 2012 compared to $425 thousand in the predecessor first six months of 2011. Mortgage banking income improved to $689 thousand in the second quarter of 2012 from $259 thousand in the predecessor second quarter of 2011.

The Company also announced that it has filed an application with its regulators to merge VantageSouth Bank (“VantageSouth”), which is currently 100% owned by Piedmont, into Crescent State Bank. VantageSouth is headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina, and operates five branch offices located in Burlington (2), Fayetteville, and Salisbury (2), North Carolina. At June 30, 2012, VantageSouth had approximately $248 million in total assets, and its net income totaled $752 thousand in the second quarter of 2012. Pro forma net income for the combination of Crescent Financial and VantageSouth totaled $338 thousand in the second quarter of 2012. Crescent Financial’s board of directors has established an independent special committee to evaluate, negotiate, and make a recommendation to the board regarding the proposed merger. The completion of the merger is subject to, among other things, a favorable recommendation by the special committee and all required regulatory and shareholder approvals.1

 
 

 
“In the second quarter of 2012, Crescent Financial significantly increased loan origination volume and improved mortgage income by leveraging its strong team and sound underwriting process,” stated Scott Custer, President and CEO of the Company and Piedmont. Mr. Custer continued, “Since Piedmont’s investment, we have aggressively resolved legacy problem assets and are in the process of replacing them with high quality loans that we believe will provide stable revenue growth over time. We also look forward to Crescent Financial’s proposed acquisition of VantageSouth, which we believe will create operating efficiencies for the combined institution and will provide Crescent Financial with new markets, first-class teammates, an established SBA lending program, and other exciting opportunities.”

Net Interest Income

Net interest income in the second quarter of 2012 totaled $7.4 million compared to net interest income of $6.3 million in the predecessor second quarter of 2011. Net interest margin increased from 2.95% in the second quarter of 2011 to 4.24% in the second quarter of 2012. This significant margin improvement was primarily due to a decline in funding costs as the average rate on total interest-bearing liabilities fell from 2.24% in the second quarter of 2011 to 0.97% in the second quarter of 2012. Yield on earning assets increased from 4.97% in the second quarter of 2011 to 5.05% in the second quarter of 2012.

Average earning assets totaled $705.9 million in the second quarter of 2012, which was a decline from $897.9 million in the second quarter of 2011. The decline in average earning assets was due to balance sheet restructuring late in 2011, purchase accounting fair value adjustments, continued resolution of problem assets, and a change in the Company’s business model which has shifted the loan portfolio mix away from construction and speculative land loans toward commercial loans for operating businesses.

On a year-to-date basis, net interest income in the first six months of 2012 totaled $15.3 million compared to net interest income of $12.4 million in the predecessor first six months of 2011. Net interest margin increased from 2.88% in the first six months of 2011 to 4.36% in the first six months of 2012.

Year-to-date accretion of the discount on purchased non-impaired loans added $371 thousand to net interest income in the first six months of 2012 and increased earning asset yields by 0.11%. Additionally, the Company recorded $765 thousand of income in the first six months of 2012 related to recovery payments in excess of carrying value on certain purchased credit-impaired loans not grouped in pools. These loan recoveries benefited earning asset yields by 0.22%. Net amortization of purchase accounting fair value adjustments on interest-bearing liabilities increased net interest income by $1.7 million in the first six months of 2012 and lowered the cost of interest-bearing liabilities by 0.56%. The remaining decline in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities not attributable to amortization of fair value adjustments was due to the repricing and change in mix of deposits to favor low-cost, core deposits.


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1 VantageSouth’s common stock is not registered under the Exchange Act and, as a result, VantageSouth does not file securities reports with the SEC. However, additional financial and regulatory information is available in Reports of Condition and Income (“Call Reports”) filed by VantageSouth with the FDIC, which are publicly accessible at http://www.fdic.gov. Such reports are not incorporated by reference in this release or in the accompanying Form 8-K.

 
 
 

 
Provision for Loan Losses and Asset Quality

Provision for loan losses in the second quarter of 2012 totaled $2.0 million compared to provision of $3.0 million in the predecessor second quarter of 2011. The loan loss provision in the first six months of 2012 totaled $2.8 million compared to provision of $10.1 million in the predecessor first six months of 2011. The allowance for loan losses and related provision are calculated for loans originated subsequent to Piedmont’s investment in the Company (or “New Loans”), purchased non-impaired loans, and purchased credit-impaired loans.

The following table summarizes the changes in allowance for loan losses for each loan category in the three month and six month periods ended June 30, 2012:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
New
Loans
   
Purchased
Non-Impaired
   
Purchased
Credit-Impaired
   
Total
 
                         
Three Months Ended:
                       
Balance at March 31, 2012
  $ 366     $ 371     $     $ 737  
                                 
Net charge-offs
          (592 )           (592 )
Provision for loan losses
    341       855       772       1,968  
                                 
Balance at June 30, 2012
  $ 707     $ 634     $ 772     $ 2,113  
                                 
Six Months Ended:
                               
Balance at December 31, 2011
  $ 227     $     $     $ 227  
                                 
Net charge-offs
          (886 )           (886 )
Provision for loan losses
    480       1,520       772       2,772  
                                 
Balance at June 30, 2012
  $ 707     $ 634     $ 772     $ 2,113  

The allowance for loan losses of $707 thousand on new loans at June 30, 2012 represents 1.00% of related outstanding balances. There were no impaired or past due new loans at June 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011. Although purchased non-impaired loans were adjusted to fair value at acquisition, the Company records charge-offs for losses in excess of fair value adjustments and provides reserves for deterioration in credit quality on these loans. All revolving loans were classified as purchased non-impaired at acquisition and a majority of the charge-offs and provision relate to acquired revolving home equity lines.

Loans acquired with evidence of credit deterioration since origination are accounted for as purchased credit-impaired loans. Subsequent to acquisition of these loans, estimates of cash flows expected to be collected are updated each reporting period based on assumptions regarding default rates, loss severities, and other factors that reflect current market conditions. If the Company has probable decreases in cash flows expected to be collected (other than due to decreases in interest rates), the provision for loan losses is charged, resulting in an increase to the allowance for loan losses. If there are probable and significant increases in cash flows expected to be collected, the Company will first reverse any previously established allowance for loan losses and then increase interest income as a prospective yield adjustment over the remaining life of the loans.

 
 
 

 
Results of the Company’s second quarter cash flow re-estimation are summarized as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
 
Impairment
   
Cash Flow
Improvement
   
New
Yield
   
Previous
Yield
 
                         
Loan pools with cash flow improvement
  $     $ 1,687       6.67 %     5.96 %
Loan pools with impairment
    772             5.34 %     5.34 %
Total
  $ 772     $ 1,687       6.49 %     5.88 %

The second quarter cash flow re-estimation indicated net improved cash flows on purchased credit-impaired loans of $915 thousand. The $1.7 million of cash flow improvement on related loan pools will be recorded as additional interest income as a prospective yield adjustment over the remaining life of the loans. The $772 thousand impairment was recorded to the provision for loan losses in the second quarter. The pool-level impairment and cash flow improvement were calculated as the difference between the pool-level recorded investment and the net present value of estimated cash flows at the time of the cash flow re-estimation.

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans held for investment totaled 2.90% at June 30, 2012, which was a decline from 2.99% as of March 31, 2012 and 4.14% at December 31, 2011. Total nonperforming assets (which include nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing, other real estate owned and repossessed loan collateral) as a percentage of total assets at June 30, 2012 totaled 2.38%, which was a decline from 2.53% at March 31, 2012 and 3.87% at December 31, 2011.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income in the second quarter of 2012 totaled $1.7 million compared to $1.1 million in the predecessor second quarter of 2011. The primary reason for this increase is due to growth in the Company’s mortgage lending business. Total mortgage banking income increased from $259 thousand in the second quarter of 2011 to $689 thousand in the second quarter of 2012. The Company restructured its mortgage lending business following Piedmont’s investment, hired additional experienced mortgage lenders and continues to benefit from the improving housing market in the Raleigh area as well as the currently low interest rate environment.

Additionally, a $179 thousand impairment of a non-marketable equity security in the second quarter of 2011 reduced non-interest income in the prior year period. The Company incurred no securities impairment charges in the second quarter of 2012. Other non-interest income increased by $241 thousand primarily due to a benefit of $144 thousand from fair value adjustments on the Company’s interest rate swaps, which have been marked to fair value through earnings since Piedmont’s investment. The Company realized a gain on sale of securities available for sale of $189 thousand in the second quarter of 2011 compared to a loss on sale of securities of $27 thousand in the second quarter of 2012, which served to partially offset the improvement in non-interest income.

On a year-to-date basis, non-interest income in the first six months of 2012 totaled $3.3 million compared to $2.1 million in the predecessor first six months of 2011. The primary reason for this increase is the growth in the Company’s mortgage lending business. Total mortgage banking income increased from $425 thousand in the first six months of 2011 to $1.3 million in the first six months of 2012. Other non-interest income increased by $276 thousand primarily due to a benefit of $200 thousand from fair value adjustments on the Company’s interest rate swaps.
 
 
 

 
Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense in the second quarter of 2012 totaled $7.9 million compared with $7.8 million in the predecessor second quarter of 2011. Salaries and employee benefits increased by $877 thousand due to additions of commercial and mortgage bankers following Piedmont’s investment. Other non-interest expense increased by $380 thousand, which was primarily due to higher consulting and contract employee expenses. Also contributing to higher non-interest expense was a $141 thousand increase in occupancy and equipment expense.

Partially offsetting the increase in non-interest expense was a reduction of $203 thousand in federal deposit insurance premium expense primarily due to a lower assessed premium rate and a de-leveraged balance sheet that reduced the assessment base. The Company also reduced foreclosed asset losses by $1.1 million due to a significant reduction in the level of other real estate and foreclosed assets.

On a year-to-date basis, non-interest expense in the first six months of 2012 totaled $15.6 million compared with $14.9 million in the predecessor first six months of 2011. Salaries and employee benefits increased by $1.4 million partially due to a contract termination payment to a former executive and due to additions of commercial and mortgage bankers following Piedmont’s investment. Other non-interest expense increased by $597 thousand, which was primarily due to higher contract employee expenses. Also contributing to higher non-interest expense was a $100 thousand increase in occupancy and equipment expense and a $152 thousand increase in data processing expense.

Partially offsetting the increase in year-to-date non-interest expense was a reduction of $307 thousand in federal deposit insurance premium expense primarily due to a lower assessed premium rate and a de-leveraged balance sheet that reduced the assessment base. The Company also reduced foreclosed asset losses by $1.3 million due to a significant reduction in the level of other real estate and foreclosed assets.

Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax benefit in the second quarter of 2012 totaled $340 thousand, which represented a 45% effective tax rate on pre-tax losses. This effective tax rate was determined by the Company’s statutory income tax rate adjusted for non-taxable municipal investment income and earnings on bank owned life insurance. The Company did not record any tax benefit associated with the pre-tax loss in the predecessor second quarter of 2011. The valuation allowance on deferred tax assets was increased in the second quarter of 2011 to reflect a full reserve on the tax benefit generated by losses in that quarter.

Because of the improvement in the Company’s earnings prospects following Piedmont’s investment and based on an analysis of positive and negative evidence related to its deferred tax assets, the Company determined that there was sufficient positive evidence to indicate that it would likely realize the full value of its deferred tax assets over time and therefore established no valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets at June 30, 2012.

Linked Quarter Comparison

Net interest income in the second quarter of 2012 totaled $7.4 million compared to net interest income of $7.9 million in the predecessor first quarter of 2012. Net interest margin decreased from 4.46% in the first quarter to 4.24% in the second quarter. The linked quarter decrease in margin and net interest income was due to a decline in average loan balances, a decline in accretion income on purchased non-impaired loans, and a decline in recovery payments on certain purchased credit-impaired loans. These decreases in income were partially offset by improved yields on certain purchased-credit impaired loan pools following the second quarter re-estimation.

 
 

 
Average loan balances declined from $541.4 million in the first quarter of 2012 to $510.7 million in the second quarter of 2012. This decline was a result of the Company’s continued efforts to resolve problem assets and to change the portfolio mix. Accretion of the discount on purchased non-impaired loans and the related benefit to net interest income decreased by $389 thousand from the first quarter to the second quarter. Additionally, income related to recovery payments in excess of carrying value on certain purchased credit-impaired loans not grouped in pools decreased from $563 thousand in the first quarter to $202 thousand in the second quarter.

Provision for loan losses in the second quarter of 2012 totaled $2.0 million compared to provision of $804 thousand in the first quarter of 2012. The increase in provision was related to a $202 thousand increase in provision for new loans, a $190 thousand increase in provision for purchased non-impaired loans, and a $772 thousand increase in provision for purchased credit-impaired loans. The provision (or impairment) on purchased credit-impaired loans in the second quarter was based on the quarterly cash flow re-estimation while the Company’s evaluation of estimated cash flows in the first quarter indicated that no impairment was necessary.

Non-interest income in the second quarter of 2012 totaled $1.7 million compared to $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2012. This increase was primarily due to other non-interest income, which increased by $225 thousand on a linked quarter basis, and was partially offset by a decrease in income from sales of available for sale securities, which declined from a $192 thousand gain in the first quarter to a $27 thousand loss in the second quarter. The increase in other non-interest income was primarily due to higher favorable fair value adjustments on the Company’s interest rate swaps, which have been marked to fair value through earnings since Piedmont’s investment.

Non-interest expense in the second quarter of 2012 totaled $7.9 million compared to $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2012. This increase was primarily due to a $192 thousand increase in salaries and employee benefits and a $150 thousand increase in occupancy and equipment partially offset by a linked quarter decline of $171 thousand in FDIC insurance premiums.

The income tax benefit of $340 thousand in the second quarter of 2012 and income tax expense of $354 thousand in the first quarter of 2012 were based on pre-tax loss and income in the respective quarters adjusted for non-taxable income such as municipal investment income and earnings on bank owned life insurance.

Piedmont Investment

On November 18, 2011, the Company completed the issuance and sale of 18,750,000 shares of its common stock to Piedmont for $75.0 million in cash. As part of its investment, Piedmont also made a tender offer to the Company’s stockholders commencing on November 8, 2011 to purchase up to 67% of the Company's outstanding common stock at a price of $4.75 per share (“Tender Offer”). Pursuant to the Tender Offer, Piedmont purchased 6,128,423 shares of the Company's common stock for $29.1 million. As a result of Piedmont’s initial investment and the Tender Offer, Piedmont owns approximately 88% of the Company's outstanding common stock.

Because of the level of Piedmont’s ownership and control, the Company has applied push-down accounting. Accordingly, the Company’s assets and liabilities were adjusted to estimated fair value at the acquisition date, and the allowance for loan losses was eliminated. The Company is currently within the one-year measurement period with respect to the acquisition date, and thus, future material adjustments to these purchase accounting fair value adjustments are possible.

In the first six months of 2012, the Company increased goodwill by $2.1 million as a result of adjustments to refine the Company's acquisition date estimate of market rent on two branch leases, adjustments to refine the valuation of certain other real estate owned, and adjustments to refine acquisition date cash flow estimates and the related valuation of certain loans. Balances and activity in the Company’s consolidated financial statements prior to Piedmont’s investment have been labeled with “Predecessor Company” while balances and activity subsequent to Piedmont’s investment have been labeled with “Successor Company.”

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Crescent State Bank is a state chartered bank operating fifteen banking offices in Cary (2), Apex, Clayton, Holly Springs, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Sanford, Garner, Raleigh (3), Wilmington (2) and Knightdale, North Carolina. Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc. stock can be found on the NASDAQ Global Market trading under the symbol CRFN. Investors can access additional corporate information, product descriptions and online services through the Bank’s website at http://www.crescentstatebank.com.

Forward-looking Statements
 
Information in this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including without limitation, risks associated with the ownership by Piedmont of a majority of the company’s voting power, including interests of Piedmont differing from other stockholders or any change in management, strategic direction, business plan, or operations, the Company’s new management’s ability to successfully integrate into the Company’s business and execute its business plan, local economic conditions affecting retail and commercial real estate, disruptions in the credit markets, changes in interest rates, adverse developments in the real estate market affecting the value and marketability of collateral securing loans made by the Bank, the failure of assumptions underlying loan loss and other reserves, competition and the risk of new and changing regulation. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of the press release, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking statements.

Disclaimer

This press release is not a solicitation of a proxy, an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of the Company, and it is not a substitute for any proxy statement or other filings that may be made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). If such documents are filed with the SEC, investors will be urged to thoroughly review and consider them because they will contain important information, including risk factors. Any such documents, once filed, would be available free of charge at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) and from the Company.

 
 

INCOME STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands except per share data; prior quarters' information may have been reclassified)
   
Successor Company
     
Predecessor Company
 
         
For the Period
     
For the Period
       
   
For the Three Month Period
   
November 19
     
October 1
   
For the Three Month Period
 
    Ended    
through
     
through
    Ended  
   
June 30,
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
     
November 18,
   
September 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2012
   
2012
   
2011
     
2011
   
2011
   
2011
 
                                       
INTEREST INCOME
                                     
Loans
  $ 7,849     $ 8,335     $ 4,252       $ 4,439     $ 9,030     $ 9,022  
Investment securities available for sale
    931       963       313         874       1,836       1,825  
Fed funds sold and other interest-earning deposits
    26       12       45         7       18       28  
Total interest income
    8,806       9,310       4,610         5,320       10,884       10,875  
                                                   
INTEREST EXPENSE
                                                 
Deposits
    1,125       1,124       617         1,315       2,719       3,131  
Short-term borrowings
    1       2       18         21       21       21  
Long-term debt
    287       276       624         718       1,387       1,377  
Total interest expense
    1,413       1,402       1,259         2,054       4,127       4,529  
                                                   
Net interest income
    7,393       7,908       3,351         3,266       6,757       6,346  
Provision for loan losses
    1,968       804       227         2,207       4,452       3,035  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    5,425       7,104       3,124         1,059       2,305       3,311  
                                                   
Non-interest income
                                                 
Mortgage banking income
    689       656       169         341       475       259  
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
    443       447       217         242       470       457  
Earnings on bank owned life insurance
    203       204       103         112       215       216  
Gain (loss) on sale of available for sale securities
    (27 )     192       (55 )       3,642       57       189  
Impairment of marketable equity securities
    -       -       -         -       (48 )     -  
Impairment of nonmarketable equity securities
    -       -       -         -       179       (179 )
Other
    375       150       50         174       96       134  
Total non-interest income
    1,683       1,649       484         4,511       1,444       1,076  
                                                   
Non-interest expense
                                                 
Salaries and employee benefits
    4,014       3,822       2,399         3,163       3,140       3,137  
Occupancy and equipment
    1,121       971       436         529       968       980  
Data processing
    503       519       241         241       447       449  
FDIC insurance premiums
    174       345       141         191       292       377  
Net loss (gain) on foreclosed assets
    63       (58 )     (9 )       (74 )     291       1,187  
Other loan related expense
    365       496       231         373       378       460  
Other
    1,622       1,596       837         1,175       1,237       1,242  
Total non-interest expense
    7,862       7,691       4,276         5,597       6,753       7,832  
                                                   
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (754 )     1,062       (668 )       (27 )     (3,004 )     (3,445 )
Income taxes
    (340 )     354       (520 )       -       -       -  
                                                   
Net income (loss)     (414 )     708       (148 )       (27 )     (3,004 )     (3,445 )
Effective dividend on preferred stock     373       384       182         233       442       437  
Net income (loss) attributable common stockholders   $ (787 )   $ 324     $ (330 )     $ (260 )   $ (3,446 )   $ (3,882 )
                                                   
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
                                   
Basic
  $ (0.03 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )     $ (0.03 )   $ (0.36 )   $ (0.40 )
Diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )     $ (0.03 )   $ (0.36 )   $ (0.40 )
                                                   
COMMON SHARE DATA
                                                 
                                                   
Book value per common share
  $ 4.16     $ 4.24     $ 4.17       $ 4.16     $ 4.48     $ 4.74  
Tangible book value per common share
  $ 3.30     $ 3.39     $ 3.39       $ 4.10     $ 4.41     $ 4.67  
Ending shares outstanding
    28,385,308       28,360,196       28,412,059         9,662,059       9,662,059       9,664,059  
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
    28,361,060       28,360,196       28,353,053         9,587,324       9,587,324       9,586,390  
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
    28,361,060       28,385,439       28,353,053         9,587,324       9,587,324       9,586,390  
                                                   
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized)
                                           
                                                   
Return on average assets
    -0.20 %     0.35 %     -0.13 %       -0.02 %     -1.32 %     -1.47 %
Return on average equity
    -1.15 %     1.99 %     -0.85 %       -0.31 %     -17.59 %     -19.21 %
Tax equivalent yield on earning assets
    5.05 %     5.25 %     4.45 %       4.95 %     5.05 %     4.97 %
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
    0.97 %     0.95 %     1.41 %       2.04 %     2.10 %     2.24 %
Tax equivalent net interest margin
    4.24 %     4.46 %     3.24 %       3.09 %     3.17 %     2.95 %
Efficiency ratio
    86.62 %     80.48 %     111.50 %       71.97 %     82.34 %     105.52 %
Net loan charge-offs
    0.47 %     0.22 %     0.00 %       2.74 %     2.64 %     2.62 %
 
 

 
INCOME STATEMENTS (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands except per share data; prior years' information may have been reclassified)
 
     
Successor
Company
     
Predecessor
Company
 
     
For the Six
Month Period
Ended
     
For the Six
Month Period
Ended
 
     
June 30,
     
June 30,
 
     
2012
     
2011
 
                 
INTEREST INCOME
               
Loans
    $ 16,184       $ 18,100  
Investment securities available for sale
      1,894         3,488  
Fed funds sold and other interest-earning deposits
      38         57  
Total interest income
      18,116         21,645  
                     
INTEREST EXPENSE
                   
Deposits
      2,249         6,480  
Short-term borrowings
      3         36  
Long-term debt
      563         2,747  
Total interest expense
      2,815         9,263  
                     
Net interest income
      15,301         12,382  
Provision for loan losses
      2,772         10,059  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
      12,529         2,323  
                     
                     
Non-interest income
                   
Mortgage banking income
      1,345         425  
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts
      890         904  
Earnings on bank owned life insurance
      407         429  
Gain on sale of available for sale securities
      165         290  
Impairment of nonmarketable equity securities
      -         (179 )
Other
      525         249  
Total non-interest income
      3,332         2,118  
                     
Non-interest expense
                   
Salaries and employee benefits
      7,836         6,484  
Occupancy and equipment
      2,092         1,992  
Data processing
      1,022         870  
FDIC deposit insurance premium
      519         826  
Net loss on foreclosed assets
      5         1,345  
Other loan related expense
      861         794  
Other
      3,218         2,621  
Total non-interest expense
      15,553         14,932  
                     
Income (loss) before income taxes
      308         (10,491 )
Income taxes
      14         -  
                     
Net income (loss)       294         (10,491 )
Effective dividend on preferred stock       757         865  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders     $ (463 )     $ (11,356 )
                     
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
           
Basic
    $ (0.02 )     $ (1.18 )
Diluted
    $ (0.02 )     $ (1.18 )
                     
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
      28,360,628         9,583,904  
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
      28,360,628         9,583,904  
                     
PERFORMANCE RATIOS (annualized)
                   
                     
Return on average assets
      0.07 %       -2.21 %
Return on average equity
      0.41 %       -28.02 %
Tax equivalent yield on earning assets
      5.15 %       4.95 %
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities
      0.96 %       2.29 %
Tax equivalent net interest margin
      4.36 %       2.88 %
Efficiency ratio
      83.47 %       102.98 %
Net loan charge-offs
      0.34 %       2.60 %
 
 
 

 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
 
   
Successor Company
     
Predecessor Company
 
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
     
September 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2012
   
2012
   
2011 (a)
     
2011
   
2011
 
ASSETS
                               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 13,695     $ 12,027     $ 8,844       $ 9,551     $ 8,594  
Interest-earning deposits with banks
    1,144       2,120       1,773         1,187       1,143  
Federal funds sold
    40,775       42,925       14,745         20,780       41,415  
Investment securities available for sale
    151,430       144,944       143,504         216,932       200,922  
Mortgage loans held for sale
    3,226       3,317       3,841         2,821       1,949  
Loans held for investment
    508,284       515,761       552,877         615,980       636,408  
Allowance for loan losses
    (2,113 )     (737 )     (227 )       (22,601 )     (22,319 )
Net Loans     506,171       515,024       552,650         593,379       614,089  
                                           
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    2,931       8,669       8,669         9,156       9,606  
Premises and equipment, net
    10,623       10,619       10,286         10,988       11,208  
Bank owned life insurance
    19,620       19,441       19,261         19,068       18,873  
Foreclosed assets
    4,743       5,497       9,422         13,643       13,491  
Deferred tax asset, net
    30,673       29,691       30,191         11,564       11,684  
Goodwill
    22,131       21,816       20,015         -       -  
Other intangibles, net
    2,100       2,165       2,230         593       626  
Other assets
    10,243       7,373       9,072         6,299       13,316  
                                           
Total Assets   $ 819,505     $ 825,628     $ 834,503       $ 915,961     $ 946,916  
                                           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                         
LIABILITIES
                                         
Deposits
                                         
Demand
  $ 77,650     $ 75,320     $ 91,215       $ 70,739     $ 67,616  
Savings
    41,008       42,613       46,840         50,130       55,038  
Money market and NOW
    262,532       251,433       226,584         226,868       228,102  
Time
    278,318       289,463       309,780         338,437       363,818  
Total Deposits     659,508       658,829       674,419         686,174       714,574  
                                           
Short-term borrowings
    -       5,000       -         5,000       5,000  
Long-term debt
    12,288       12,251       12,216         152,748       152,748  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    5,145       4,931       4,809         5,057       5,175  
                                           
Total Liabilities     676,941       681,011       691,444         848,979       877,497  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                         
Preferred stock
    24,544       24,489       24,442         23,741       23,614  
Common stock
    28       28       28         9,662       9,664  
Common stock warrant
    1,325       1,325       1,325         2,367       2,367  
Additional paid-in capital
    117,453       117,445       117,434         74,736       74,700  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
    (1,968 )     480       (181 )       (46,776 )     (43,643 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,182       850       11         3,252       2,717  
                                           
Total Stockholders' Equity     142,564       144,617       143,059         66,982       69,419  
                                           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity   $ 819,505     $ 825,628     $ 834,503       $ 915,961     $ 946,916  
                                           
( a ) Derived from audited consolidated financial statements.
                                   
                                           
CAPITAL RATIOS
                                         
                                           
Tangible equity to tangible assets
    14.88 %     15.05 %     14.87 %       7.25 %     7.27 %
Tangible common equity to tangible assets
    11.79 %     11.99 %     11.86 %       4.66 %     4.77 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio
    12.36 %     12.72 %     10.68 %       7.25 %     7.52 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio
    14.59 %     15.66 %     14.26 %       9.39 %     9.64 %
Total risk-based capital ratio
    15.98 %     16.87 %     15.27 %       11.71 %     11.92 %
                                           
ASSET QUALITY DATA
                                         
                                           
Nonperforming loans
  $ 14,762     $ 15,423     $ 22,888       $ 43,115     $ 39,105  
Foreclosed assets
    4,743       5,497       9,422         13,643       13,491  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 19,505     $ 20,920     $ 32,310       $ 56,758     $ 52,596  
                                           
Allowance for loan losses to loans
    0.42 %     0.14 %     0.04 %       3.67 %     3.51 %
Nonperforming loans to total loans
    2.90 %     2.99 %     4.14 %       7.00 %     6.14 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets
    2.38 %     2.53 %     3.87 %       6.20 %     5.55 %
Restructured not included in categories above
  $ -     $ -     $ -       $ 10,602     $ 7,221  
 
 
 

 
AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST AND YIELDS/COSTS (in thousands)
 
   
Successor Company
     
Predecessor Company
 
   
For the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2012
   
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
     
For the Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
 
   
Average
         
Average
   
Average
         
Average
     
Average
         
Average
 
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yield/Cost
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yield/Cost
     
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yield/Cost
 
                                                         
Interest-earnings assets
                                                       
Loans
  $ 510,749     $ 7,849       6.18 %   $ 541,361     $ 8,335       6.19 %     $ 643,774     $ 9,022       5.62 %
Investment securities
    148,280       931       2.70 % *     152,811       963       2.71 % *       204,459       1,825       4.07 % *
Fed funds and other interest-earning
    46,896       26       0.22 %     24,457       12       0.20 %       49,642       28       0.23 %
Total interest-earning assets
    705,925       8,806       5.05 % *     718,629       9,310       5.25 % *       897,875       10,875       4.97 % *
Noninterest-earning assets
    114,153                       101,449                         53,582                  
Total assets
  $ 812,771                     $ 820,078                       $ 951,457                  
                                                                           
Interest-bearing liabilities
                                                                         
Interest-bearing NOW
  $ 119,234       144       0.49 %   $ 142,452       237       0.67 %     $ 151,948       686       1.81 %
Money market and savings
    169,392       306       0.73 %     132,648       206       0.62 %       132,430       268       0.81 %
Time deposits
    285,436       675       0.95 %     299,895       681       0.91 %       368,987       2,177       2.37 %
Short-term borrowings
    1,389       1       0.17 %     3,648       2       0.17 %       5,000       21       1.66 %
Long-term debt
    12,269       287       9.41 %     12,238       276       9.07 %       152,748       1,377       3.57 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    587,720       1,413       0.97 %     590,881       1,402       0.95 %       811,113       4,529       2.24 %
Non-interest bearing deposits
    75,363                       79,933                         63,025                  
Other liabilities
    4,729                       4,663                         4,551                  
Total liabilities
    667,812                       675,477                         878,689                  
Stockholders' equity
    144,959                       144,601                         72,768                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 812,771                     $ 820,078                       $ 951,457                  
                                                                           
Net interest income
          $ 7,393                     $ 7,908                       $ 6,346          
Interest rate spread
                    4.08 %                     4.30 %                       2.73 %
Tax equivalent net interest-margin
                    4.24 %                     4.46 %                       2.95 %
                                                                           
Percentage of average interest-earning assets
                                                                         
 to average interest-bearing liabilities
                    120.11 %                     121.62 %                       110.70 %
 
*Shown as a tax equivalent yield
   
Successor Company
     
Predecessor Company
 
   
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2012
     
For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
 
   
Average
         
Average
     
Average
         
Average
 
   
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yield/Cost
     
Balance
   
Interest
   
Yield/Cost
 
                                       
Interest-earnings assets
                                     
Loans
  $ 527,383     $ 16,184       6.17 %     $ 655,896     $ 18,100       5.56 %
Investment securities
    150,531       1,894       2.71 % *       197,362       3,488       4.07 % *
Fed funds and other interest-earning
    34,328       38       0.22 %       49,549       57       0.23 %
Total interest-earning assets
    712,242       18,116       5.15 % *       902,807       21,645       4.95 % *
Noninterest-earning assets
    104,182                         54,939                  
Total assets
  $ 816,424                       $ 957,746                  
                                                   
Interest-bearing liabilities
                                                 
Interest-bearing NOW
  $ 130,835       381       0.59 %     $ 151,193       1,445       1.93 %
Money market and savings
    151,012       512       0.68 %       132,963       584       0.89 %
Time deposits
    292,667       1,356       0.93 %       374,402       4,451       2.40 %
Short-term borrowings
    2,511       2       0.17 %       4,320       36       1.70 %
Long-term debt
    12,263       564       9.25 %       153,853       2,747       3.55 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    589,288       2,815       0.96 %       816,731       9,263       2.29 %
Non-interest bearing deposits
    77,643                         61,066                  
Other liabilities
    4,713                         4,449                  
Total liabilities
    671,644                         882,246                  
Stockholders' equity
    144,780                         75,500                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 816,424                       $ 957,746                  
                                                   
Net interest income
          $ 15,301                       $ 12,382          
Interest rate spread
                    4.19 %                       2.66 %
Tax equivalent net interest-margin
                    4.36 %                       2.88 %
                                                   
Percentage of average interest-earning assets
                                                 
 to average interest-bearing liabilities
                    120.86 %                       110.54 %
 
*Shown as a tax equivalent yield